---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 140703"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "140703"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/140703"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1407 — Military Order of the World Wars"
---

# §140703. Purposes


The purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws and include—

- (1) promoting military service associations;
- (2) promoting patriotic education and military, naval, and air science;
- (3) defending the honor and integrity of the United States Government and the Constitution;
- (4) fostering fraternal relations among all branches of the Armed Forces;
- (5) encouraging the adoption of a suitable policy of national security; and
- (6) encouraging the commemoration of military service and the establishment of war memorials.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 140703 | 36:5003. | Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1803, 106 Stat. 2582. |

The word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.